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VIDEO OF THE WEEKThe CSI Effect: Using Forensics to Study Oil Spills
When scientists couple the practices of geology with the strategies of crime scene forensics, they are able to look at an incident from every angle: “The present is the key to the past, but the past provides a window into the future.”
Researchers are using chemical forensics to predict how the Deepwater Horizon event’s impact will evolve over decades to come.
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PODCAST OF THE WEEKGulfCast: It’s More Like Vietnam Than New Orleans
Sandy Nguyen runs a non-profit that was established to help the people of Southeast Louisiana who were immediately impacted by Deepwater Horizon – particularly commercial fishermen – start the psychological and economic recovery process. The majority of Sandy’s clients are Vietnamese, and she shares how their culture has responded.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEKClimate Education
It’s Climate Education Week, so we wanted to share some useful resources that will help improve climate literacy:

Watch the Sizzle for Dispatches – 2
A sequel to the Emmy Award-winning documentary, “Dispatches From The Gulf – 2” shares remarkable stories about the global team of scientists who continue to study the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill — the largest in U.S. history. Their unprecedented mission to comprehensively research its environmental impacts and find new ways to ease the devastation of future oil spills has lead to surprising discoveries. Click here to watch.

Get the Free DVDDispatches From The Gulf: Science, Community, and Recovery in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill is the 14th episode in the Journey To Planet Earth TV series. DVDs are available free of charge to educators, librarians, homeschoolers, and community activists. Click here to fill out a request.

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Dispatches is a multimedia initiative featuring documentaries, short videos, and podcasts that examine science, innovation, community, and recovery in the Gulf of Mexico in the years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Major funding for Journey to Planet Earth was provided by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative – scientists working together to understand and restore the health of marine and coastal ecosystems.

Additional funding provided by the Wallace Genetic Foundation and the Farvue Foundation.